Where does “interlinie” come from?

interlinie (Romanian) comes from French interligne, from French ligne, from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

interlinie (Romanian): leading, line spacing

Definitions

  1. leading, line spacing

Ancestry of “interlinie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinterlignespacing; lead, leading
2Frenchligneline; route, course, service, line; cable
3Old Frenchligne—
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →